Cricket can be a part of the Commonwealth Games in 2022 when the ladies’s T20 competitors begins on 29 July and can proceed until 7 August on the Edgbaston Stadium.
Organizers introduced the total occasion schedule for Birmingham 2022 on Tuesday. This can be solely the second time that cricket can be concerned within the occasion, after the boys’s 50-over competitors on the 1998 Games in Kuala Lumpur.
Cricket in Commonwealth Games. (screengrab/icc.com)
“Women’s Cricket T20, Basketball 3×3, Wheelchair Basketball 3×3, and Mixed Synchronized Diving will all debut in Birmingham, consisting of two ‘Super Sundays’ for spectators, with a second set. The final efficiency of the ladies’s sport,” stated an announcement issued by the ICC.
Eight nations, with six groups topping the ICC rankings on April 1, can be a part of the occasion, with hosts England qualifying instantly.
“The summer of 2022 is set for a spectacular Commonwealth Games, with 11 days of world-class play in our city and wider region. The redeveloped Alexander Stadium will be at the heart of the Games, as the venue will host not only athletics but also the opening and closing ceremonies. The Commonwealth Games women’s T20 competition,” Birmingham City Council and its chief, Councilor Ian Ward, have been quoted as saying by the ICC.
Commonwealth Games schedule. (screengrab/icc.com)
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
